Synopsis

A street riot turns into a revolution in Sergei M. Eisenstein's silent Russian masterpiece "Battleship Potemkin" (1925). When the men of a Russian naval vessel are given rotten meat, they mutiny and ignite a street protest that helps brings down the country's aristocracy. This newly restored film, considered one of the true greats of cinema, contains the famed 'Odessa steps' sequence along with stunning visuals and high drama. With Aleksandr Antonov, Vladmir Barsky and Grigori Aleksandrov.